Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: Practical Programming for Total Beginners

If you ve ever spent hours renaming files or updating hundreds of spreadsheet cells you know how tedious tasks like these can be But what if you could have your computer do them for you In Automate the Boring Stuff with Python you ll learn how to use Python to write programs that do in minutes what would take you hours to do by handno prior programming experience required Once you ve mastered the basics of programming you ll create Python programs that effortlessly perform useful and impressive feats of automation to Search for text in a file or across multiple filesCreate update move and rename files and foldersSearch the Web and download online contentUpdate and format data in Excel spreadsheets of any sizeSplit merge watermark and encrypt PDFsSend reminder emails and text notificationsFill out online formsStep by step instructions walk you through each program and practice projects at the end of each chapter challenge you to improve those programs and use your newfound skills to automate similar tasks Don t spend your time doing work a well trained monkey could do Even if you ve never written a line of code you can make your computer do the grunt work Learn how in Automate the Boring Stuff with Python